The effort is one of a number of actions taken by Canada amid rising concerns of a trade war with its neighbour.

Canada has named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar

Canada will respond as appropriate in a calibrated but extremely strong way, regardless of what the U.S. moves forward with,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned that US tariffs will have a detrimental impact on both Canada and the United States. According to a recent analysis , a 25% tariff on US imports could shrink Canada's GDP by 2.